Friday, October 14, 2011

A school teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few

tomatoes. Each tomato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of tomatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she hates.

So when the day came, every child brought some tomatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 tomatoes; some 3 while some up to 5 tomatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry with them the tomatoes in the plastic bag wherever they go for 1 week.

Days after days passed by, and the children started to complain due to the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten tomatoes. Besides, those having 5 tomatoes also had to carry heavier bags. After 1 week, the children were relieved because the game had finally ended.

The teacher asked: “How did you feel while carrying the tomatoes with you for 1 week?”. The children let out their frustrations and started complaining of the trouble that they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly tomatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: “This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for somebody inside your heart. The stench of hatred will contaminate your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten tomatoes for just 1 week, can you imagine what is it like to have the stench of hatred in your heart for your lifetime???”

Moral ♥ : Throw away any hatred for anyone from your heart so that you will not carry sins for a lifetime. Forgiving others relieves you and helps you to lead a happy life. (^.^)

Oprah Winfrey once said, carrying a grudge is like carrying two heavy luggages in your hands, burdening your every steps, occupying your two hands from doing other deeds... leave them behind & you'll be able to move forward easier, with lighter burden and lighter heart :)

• “I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the professor,“but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”

• “Nothing” the students said.

• “Ok! What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” the professorasked.

• “Your arm would begin to ache,” said one of the students.

• “You’re right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?”

• “Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress and paralysis and have to go to hospital for sure!” ventured another student; and all the students laughed.

• “Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?” asked the professor.

• “No” the students said.“Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle stress?” The students were puzzled. “Put the glass down!” said one of the students.

Exactly!” said the professor. “Life’s problems are something like this.Hold it for a few minutes in your head and they seem okay. Think of them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold it even longer and they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.”

“It’s important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT is to have trust in Allah (swt) and to ‘put them down’ at the end of every day before you go to sleep.

That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh and strong and can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!”

So, as it becomes time for you to leave office today, Remember friend to “PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY” and have tranquility by putting trust in Almighty Allah (swt).

Holy Quran (48:4) says: “He it is who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the believers that

they might have more faith added to their faith.” Tranquility is sign of strong faith while worries and stress is sign of weak faith. Tell to your mind every day before you go to sleep:

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

I guess by now all the raya mood would have been over. I am back in the midst of my study marathon before my specialist exam in November, exactly 4 days after Raya Haji

Today I want to share an interesting thing about iphone... anybody with iphone, raise up your hand please!... YUP! almost half of us have one... let's read a story about the iphone inventor :)

TRULY INSPIRATIONAL!!! (yes I do take a breather from my studies by reading success stories to inspire me to become a muslimah billionaire)

Tribute to Mr Heera Singh (www.heera.com.my). I met Mr Heera during a motivational course in Cameron Highland earlier this year and had been subscribing to his newsletter every month. Enjoy the story! :

I was to a certain extent surprised when I read about the fact that Steve Jobs had resigned as CEO of Apple on 24 August 2011, although I was aware that he was suffering from pancreatic cancer. The immediate effect was that Apple shares took a beating by dropping as much as 7 percent. This in itself is a testament to the magnitude of Steve Job's importance to Apple. It is reported that he will be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, who has been running day to day operations, prior to this.

Let me make one thing straight and that is, I am a true blue Steve Jobs fan. His extraordinary vision and leadership has not only saved Apple at a particular point in its history, but has also guided it to its position as the world's most innovative and valuable technology company. Personally I have always been a 'Windows person'. Over the last year however I have slowly entered the realm of Apple (courtesy of my son) and the one thing that stands out is the fact that they make exceptional products that are way ahead of the competition. The iPad is the classic example of this phenomenon as it is a device that was only launched two years ago, but is now considered a device you cant do without.

b. Apple has re-invented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store.

c. Apple has recently introduced iPad 2, which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

d. Apple has a cash reserve of $ 76 billion (more than what the US government has currently)

e. Apple has surpassed Exxon Mobil as the world's most valuable company - valued at $ 341.5 billion.

f. Apple has no debts!!!

What can we learn from Steve Jobs and Apple. Three crucial ones are:

a. Be a leader, take risks and always go against the grain. When Apple launched the iPad, most technological companies were wary and had written off tablets altogether. Right now it is considered 'THE DEVICE' to have and while other companies are only just launching their tablet products, Apple has already got momentum and an insurmountable lead. Apple is a leader; the other companies are the sheep!!

b. Attention to design and aesthetics. You can have the best product in the world but if the design and packaging does not appeal to customers, then your product is not going to be very successful. Apple products have always been highly functional and elegant. Very importantly, it has always been very, very user friendly. A great example is the iPhone which took the world by storm when it was introduced in 2007. Today, in spite of it only having five models that are similar in design (only specifications differ), Apple makes more profits than Nokia which has hundreds of different models of mobile phones. And why is it popular? Because it it not only 'good looking' but is also so simple to use!!

c. Be able to see the future of your industry. One of Steve Jobs most famous quotes (ice hockey metaphor) was "I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been". What he meant is that he knew his industry well and could predict where it was headed or else he could influence its direction. For example in the audio music industry, Sony which was 'the technological company' at one time was only concentrating on how to make the Walkman (the iPod of the past) better in terms of sound, design etc. Apple went into a complete different type of technology and came up with the iPod. The rest as they say is history.

I am most certain the research team in Apple has already got the prototype of some new revolutionary product undergoing tests right now. In that context, Steve Jobs always positioned Apple at the forefront of his industry and never, ever copied the market.

Moral of the story? Dont be afraid to be different, in a good way :) Remember, success belongs to those who BELIEVE in the sweetness of their dreams...